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Rules for Perfect Murders

By: Peter Swanson
Narrated by: Graham Halstead
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From a master of suspense...

Eight classic murders.
A single crime obsessive.
Countless thrilling twists.

A series of unsolved murders with one thing in common: each of the deaths bears an eerie resemblance to the crimes depicted in classic mystery novels.

The deaths lead FBI Agent Gwen Mulvey to mystery bookshop Old Devils. Owner Malcolm Kershaw had once posted online an article titled 'My Eight Favourite Murders,' and there seems to be a deadly link between the deaths and his list - which includes Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders, Patricia Highsmith's Strangers on a Train and Donna Tartt's The Secret History.

Can the killer be stopped before all eight of these perfect murders have been re-enacted?

©2020 Peter Swanson (P)2020 Faber Audio Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Scary Fiction Exciting Witty
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This book’s story links in to lots of crime novel classics from U.K. and USA, and I liked that. Warning- there are spoilers for a lot of these classics, which would be annoying if you had not read them yet.

An intriguing tale

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Other reviewers mention the spoilers of the book plots within the book which is certainly true.

However as I had read all the books referred to (or at least the ones I ever intend to) this wasn’t an issue.

Yes the book did get a little surreal at times but I loved the characters and the backdrop of the book store and a list of perfect murders with a clever twist at the end.

I also thought the narrator did a great job and I enjoyed his style. Overall this was certainly a book that held my interest.

Enjoyable

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I loved this book. Absolutely fantastic, kept me guessing throughout even though I kind of guessed at the ending early on, I also guessed at several other endings. Lots of twists without being too far fetched. Excellently plotted and delivered.

Gripping

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Quirky and engaging. I’ve listened twice now - it’s a good book! There’s some spoilers for classic mystery books by famous authors so read with caution.

Enjoyed twice

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What a great story with amazing narration. I was sucked straight in and loved every twist and turn.

Brilliant

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